The Japanese based DREAM organization has been teasing a surprise for
its next show, and today that promised change was revealed.

The previously announced DREAM.12 event will take place in a six-sided
fenced surface the organization has dubbed “The White Cage.”

DREAM released a promotional video to announce that the Oct. 25 event
in Osaka, Japan, entitled “Cage of the Rising Sun,” will be the organization’s first in a cage, while the
first nine participants for the event were also revealed.

Check out the embedded clip to see the full video.

Eddie Alvarez, Paulo Filho, Katsunori Kikuno, Yoshiro Maeda, Andrews Nakahara, Alistair Overeem, Kiyoshi Tamura and Marius Zaromskis were all introduced as participants for DREAM.12 on the promotional video, while Murilo “Ninja” Rua was also announced via an additional promotional image on the organization’s official website.

Potential opponents for the nine participants were not disclosed.

DREAM.12 airs on HDNet in North America.

DREAM.12 represents the second of two October events for the Japanese-based organization. DREAM.11 is slated for Oct. 6 in Kanagawa, Japan, and features the continuation of the organization’s “Super Hulk” tourney, as well as the conclusion of its featherweight grand prix.

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